- @PJVogt My roommates and I were talking about taking part in clinical trials. We then all saw ads for clinical trials.
https://twitter.com/oliverwinton/status/923678140228145152
— Oli Winton (@oliverwinton)Thu, Oct 26 2017 22:30:04 - @PJVogt I have been talking about getting a cat. I didn't post about it anywhere but I DID start seeing ads for cat food.
https://twitter.com/kelleyblythe_/status/923614518378418176
— kelley (@kelleyblythe_)Thu, Oct 26 2017 18:17:15 - @PJVogt I’ve had that happen to me. Was talking to my wife about Schrödinger’s cat and then later that night had ads for a Schrödinger’s cat T-shirt
https://twitter.com/miniflash/status/923617123515191297
— Gordon Wyant Jr (@miniflash)Thu, Oct 26 2017 18:27:36 - @PJVogt Definitely once talked about wanting to eat licorice with some friends and then got an ad for twizzlers when I checked my phone an hour later. Seemed a bit too coincidental.
https://twitter.com/mikehimmel/status/923718712833794048
— Mike Himmel (@mikehimmel)Fri, Oct 27 2017 01:11:17 - @PJVogt A coworker got an ad saying "so you popped the question!" minutes after he proposed, before he told anyone it had happened
https://twitter.com/torihoover/status/923881150921232384
— Tori Hoover (@torihoover)Fri, Oct 27 2017 11:56:45 - @PJVogt They definitely are. I was once taking about how my company offers a benefit called milk stork and then got an ad for it. I have no children
https://twitter.com/lmarks19/status/923720643979431943
— Lauren Marks (@lmarks19)Fri, Oct 27 2017 01:18:58 - @PJVogt @sciencevs It recommended a specific restaurant that my boyfriend told me he went to that day.
https://twitter.com/katie_cabral_/status/923646704120762368
— Katie Cabral (@katie_cabral_)Thu, Oct 26 2017 20:25:09 - @PJVogt Colleague mentioned he was changing bank accounts, & later that day had a Facebook targeted ad for changing bank accounts. None previously.
https://twitter.com/WaTeddyRuxpin/status/924230741973757952
— Rhodri Richards (@WaTeddyRuxpin)Sat, Oct 28 2017 11:05:54 - @PJVogt @iSmashFizzle I've had ads on Instagram directly related to things I've talked about in therapy. 😠
https://twitter.com/aliceemilywest/status/923629257170890752
— alice emily west (@aliceemilywest)Thu, Oct 26 2017 19:15:49 - @PJVogt I was at work and someone walked by in thai pants, I said out loud, those look so comfy! I want a pair, and within a halfhour I had an ad
https://twitter.com/chagn0n/status/924378580603342848
— Chris Chagnon 🌐 (@chagn0n)Sat, Oct 28 2017 20:53:22 - @PJVogt I randomly used the words “golf net” in conversation. I never golf. Facebook displayed golf net ads for weeks
https://twitter.com/BradLang1984/status/923846662400954369
— Brad Lang (@BradLang1984)Fri, Oct 27 2017 09:39:43 - @PJVogt I was at a friend's house and somebody was watching a documentary on Pentatonix. Never heard of them. Guess what ad showed up 2 hours later?
https://twitter.com/jefflin/status/923671420005158913
— Jeff Lin (@jefflin)Thu, Oct 26 2017 22:03:22 - @PJVogt Never discussed or heard of this brand Yasso until my gf tried their yogurt pops on a FaceTime call with me. Got an IG ad for them 1h later.
https://twitter.com/breadbutt/status/923978454999158784
— lil oozy (@breadbutt)Fri, Oct 27 2017 18:23:25
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